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Today we return to the Caribbean, to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, an island nation home to the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean and, for a time, Mick Jagger. Store that little titbit up for a future episode of University Challenge.

As you can see from its national dish, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is also home to the breadfruit, which is possibly the world’s largest and most expensive vegetable. At £7 each (‘What?! Imagine how many potatoes you could buy for £7!’ exclaimed Ash), it’s a good thing they’re nice! To serve two, this dish doesn’t use anywhere near a whole one (in fact, we only used a quarter, and that was with quite generous portions), but apparently they are best when roasted whole, so roast it whole we did. That means that we now have three-quarters of a breadfruit to use up, so if you have any suggestions, please comment below… Continue reading →